Amazon Software Engineer interview questions
Updated Jun 5, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 19%RecruiterRecruiter
- 13%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 8%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 2%OtherOther
- 1%In PersonIn Person
- 1%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
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Amazon interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 38% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 29 days to get hired, when considering 39 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 29 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Software Engineer according to 39 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 22%
One on one interview: 22%
Phone interview: 17%
Personality test: 11%
Presentation: 10%
Group panel interview: 5%
Background check: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Other: 2%
Drug test: 1%
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